GLYNDON, Minn. — Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton is moving to full distance learning for its middle and high schools starting Monday. In a letter posted on the district’s website, the superintendent says there has been an increase in students and staff reporting that they have been exposed or tested positive for the coronavirus. The full distance learning for the middle and high schools…
September 8th, 2020 COVID-19 Press Conference – ND Joint Information Center Posted by North Dakota Department of Health on Tuesday, September 8, 2020 BISMARCK, N.D. – Gov. Doug Burgum will hold a press briefing with the North Dakota Department of Health (NDDoH) at 3:30 p.m. today to provide an update on the COVID-19 pandemic in North Dakota. Categories: Community, Coronavirus-ND, Health,…
FARGO, N.D.- “We can prescribe a pill that can cure the body, but singing sort of cures the soul,” says Yuri Nakasato, a Rheumatologist at the Fargo VA Hospital. Dr. Yuri Nakasato has been using tunes to escape from the challenging times that have been looming over him for the last couple of months. “A way to be somewhere else….
FARGO, N.D. — Medical workers are concerned over the flu season and the coronavirus pandemic merging this fall. Just like most healthcare providers across the country, Sanford Health in Fargo is in preparation mode. “We ramp up our testing supplies and we are rolling out a massive campaign for early influenza vaccination so we can have most people, as many…
FARGO, N.D. — The 11th year of The Salvation Army’s Cuts for Kids event sees fewer people due to COVID-19. Capt. Jeanette Jensen with The Salvation Army, says, “Here in our Cuts for Kids event, there’s a lot that’s different. We’re now battling a global pandemic.” The event that saw roughly 125 children get free haircuts had more precautions this…
MINNESOTA & NORTH DAKOTA – Millions of Americans are still out of a job amid the pandemic. As lawmakers continue to debate what kinds of unemployment benefits to approve, President Trump signed an executive order, which will impact hundreds of thousands of North Dakotans and Minnesotans. Those at Job Service North Dakota say the people they’re helping want their jobs…
Part of our region is essentially cut off from the rest of the United States because of the pandemic, and businesses there are suffering. Minnesota’s Northwest Angle in Lake of the Woods County isn’t connected to the rest of the U.S. by land. To get to the popular fishing destination in a car you have to go into Canada…
FOSSTON, Minn. — A group in northern Minnesota is behind a digital billboard ad in Fosston, Minnesota that is being talked about around town and across the entire country. The group calling itself “Rocks & Cows of the North” is against the handling of the pandemic by Democrat Gov. Tim Walz. Their Facebook page says the governor continues to make…
Minnesota (FOX 9) — Saturday marks the first day of Governor Tim Walz’s executive order requiring all Minnesotans to wear a mask at all indoor businesses and public indoor spaces. Those who who do not comply with the new law could face a petty misdemeanor, with a fine of up to $100. People also must wear masks while riding public…
Minnesota has eight new coronavirus deaths including a person in their 80’s in the northern Minnesota county of Koochiching. The state is reporting another 523 cases of COVID-19. Nearly 31,000 people have recovered from the virus. A Cass County woman in her 80’s has died of COVID-19 bringing North Dakota’s death toll to 79. The county has 15 of the…
